Holy crapola, some stuff that needs saying

First off...Breaking Dawn. If you haven't read/finished it yet, you might want to skip to the bolded and capitalized marker that signifies the end of my review.

I feel for Leah. I thought she and Jacob were going to end up together. In fact, I was kind of looking forward to that. When she started talking about how much pain she was in whenever she saw Sam and Emily together, I wanted to rip my own heart out just for her. That poor girl...I never really liked her before, but I really started to understand her perspective and I thought Jacob would too. But noooo, the stupid werewolf has to go and imprint on Renesmee.

And there's another thing...who names their kid Renesmee? Don't ge me wrong, I like the kid in general--I think she's sweet and all and she gives Bella really great depth, but come on! Who names their kid Renesmee? And who nicknames them Nessie? I completely agree with pre-Volturi-confrontation Bella...that is singularly the stupidest nickname on the face of this planet. If I were Jacob, I would have started calling her Ren.

In addition, I felt a little disappointed by the severe lack of action and all around stupidity in the characters. First, I was dissatisfied by the lackage of confrontation. I really wanted to see a little more action, a little more intensity. In fact, I thought Breaking Dawn was going to be some huge, epic conflict with the Volturi, but I was severely disappointed. Second, I thought everyone was really stupid about Alice and Jasper leaving. I knew from the very beginning that it was a huge scheme and they should have known too. Especially Edward. I mean, come on! She's been your sister for over half a century and you've been able to hear her thoughts all this time. You should have known better than to believe she'd run away when her family was in trouble. If she was really worried about Jasper, she would have made sure he was safe before going back to help out her family. Bella should have realized that too. After Alice went out of her way to save her brother from an ill-informed suicide in New Moon, Bella should have known that Alice would never have abandoned them in their time of need.

But overall, I liked that Bella finally turned into a vampire and that she and Rosalie are friends now because of Renesmee. And despite the name, I like Renesmee too.

IF YOU HAVE NOT READ BREAKING DAWN, IT IS SAFE TO READ FROM THIS POINT ONWARD.

So anymawhosits, the chapter update for On the Mend.

I told you guys there was nothing to freak out over! Edward might have sprung the fact on her all of a sudden, but he's smarter than to know to ask for something in return right now. He knows waaay better, come on. Credit him with a little more common sense than that.

I have to say though, of all the dreams I've written for Bella, this one was my favorite. You see, in the chapter with the self-mutilation scene, I thought the most powerful, most poignant and symbolic part of the story up to that point was the dream. The part where she stabbed herself was the most exciting and the most dreadful part to write and even now after I read over it, it still gives me chills. So after that, I really wanted to write another dream when she talks to herself and this just seemed like the perfect place to do it. Not to mention, it's a lot mellower than all of her past dreams and much more self-revealing. In general, I just really love this dream.

So as you guys might have already realized, this conclusion that Bella has reached is a turning point. From now on, she's actually going to try. She's going to go the extra mile and she's going to actively seek closure. Stay tuned for the next few chapters, because I personally think they're pretty awesome. In fact, my favorite chapter is coming up soon, and I'll give you a heads-up on that one.

And I promised a sneak peek for the next chapter. Well here it is! I hope it whets your appetite enough to keep you interested.

Suddenly Edward groaned. I looked up and noticed a curly haired girl walking toward the table. I vaguely recognized her as one of the girls in my Spanish class…Jessica something. But what surprised me was the fact that her face was bright red with embarrassment.

I frowned in confusion. “What’s going—?” but my question was cut off by Alice shaking her head very firmly. Then she watched Jessica’s progress with a self-satisfied smirk on her face.

After what seemed like years, she finally made it to the table. “H-hi,” she greeted to everyone with a wobbly smile. “U-uh, Edward? Do you th-think I could talk t-to you alone?”

My heart sank with jealousy, but Edward simply gestured to the rest of us. “Whatever you have to say, you can say in front of all of us.”

She obviously did not want to say whatever she had to in front of us, but she had no choice. Jessica took in a deep breath before finally spitting it out. “Edwardwillyougotothedancewithme?”

Her words were so shaky and so fast that I hardly understood a single syllable, but I had gathered enough information from the awkward social situation to surmise her purpose. On my left, Alice’s lips quirked upward and she looked away from the poor girl.

Edward, on the other hand, smiled very charmingly at Jessica. For a brief moment, I saw her eyes light up with something that looked like hope as my heart sank deeper into my chest.

“I’m sorry, Jessica, but I’m afraid I can’t.” He sounded only politely apologetic.

Her face fell and a small part of me sympathized with her. However, the greater part of me was rejoicing much too loudly to acknowledge the former part. “That’s all right,” she murmured. “Did someone else ask you?”

“As a matter of fact, yes,” he replied. Then he threw a mischievous grin in my direction before continuing. “Bella asked me the day before yesterday. I hope you understand.”

My jaw dropped in horror, so I was too preoccupied to notice the look of unadulterated loathing Jessica shot at me. “Don’t worry about it, Edward. I understand. After all, there’s always prom.” Then she turned on her heel and practically ran away.

Tee hee! I think this is a pretty good spoiler, so stay tuned for the next chapter!

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Ciao.